Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Feb 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006jgre..11102s16w&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 111, Issue E2, CiteID E02S16
Mathematics
Logic
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Geochemistry: Composition Of The Planets, Geochemistry: Planetary Geochemistry (5405, 5410, 5704, 5709, 6005, 6008)
Scientific paper
On its traverse to Columbia Hills, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit investigated an outcrop designated ``Wooly Patch'' that exhibited morphological, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics at the extreme ends of ranges observed among rocks studied at West Spur, a westward projecting salient near the foot of the Columbia Hills, Gusev crater. The major-element composition and Fe-mineralogy, as determined by the Alpha-Particle X-ray Spectrometer and Mössbauer Spectrometer, are inconsistent with any reasonable assemblage of basaltic minerals in that there is an excess of Si and Al. The combined data are best explained by the presence of 14-17% phyllosilicate minerals. Phyllosilicates that account for the composition and cation ratios include members of the kaolinite, serpentine, chlorite, and septechlorite groups. The potential existence of kaolinite-type Al-rich phyllosilicates within the Wooly Patch outcrop suggests a mildly acidic environment (pH 4-6) in the past and an open hydrologic system with good drainage conditions in the environment where these rocks were altered.
Crumpler Larry
de Souza Paulo
Farrand William H.
Haskin Larry A.
Herkenhoff Ken E.
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